Around 750 miles later (eek), and I’m back.
The Beach Break site at Port Lympne looks absolutely amazing, you really can’t tell that they only had 5 days notice, and it would seem that both sudents and artists are having a good time in the Kentish sun (for unlike Cornwall, it IS sunny over there.)
On the ‘green’ front I am in complete awe for the organisers. I used to work behind the bar at a major festival and I remember that when walking back to my tent at the end of the night, you walked on more cups than grass. Of course there was some rubbish around the site, but no way near the extent to which I was expecting.
Ok, the rubbish left over is only one part of the story – there is also the matter of the carbon emitted by those actually getting to the festival (myself included). Talking to organiser, Celia, she admitted with the sudden change of location the usual coach travel broke down slightly, but they have tried as hard as possible to keep the festival as green in Kent as it would have been in Cornwall. I also talked to Eddy Hill who runs the animal park at Port Lympne, she was instrumental in bringing the festival to Kent and said that the environmental plan provided was crucial to her approval.
So all in all a good time had by all. Photos and videos coming soon!
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- Auction for the Promise Club
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- Recycling in Action
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- At the beach and yet not!
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- The Cornish Boat Stage
